2024 Newhaven Park Country Championships

Launched in 2015, the inaugural Country Championships proved a resounding success for the racing industry and generated unprecedented interest and coverage.

An initiative of Racing NSW, The Country Championships was created to support and promote NSW racing in country areas, ensuring that horses from across the state are part of The Championships in Sydney in the autumn.

About The Series

  • The Newhaven Park Country Championships consists of a series of seven races, each held at a club representing one racing region in NSW.
  • Each race will be worth $150,000 in prizemoney and will be contested by eligible horses that must be under the care of a country trainer in that region.
  • The first and second horse in each regional race will qualify for the $1,000,000 Newhaven Park Country Championships final to be held at Royal Randwick in Sydney on Day 1 of The Championships, Saturday 6 April 2024.
DATE VENUE DISTANCE REGION
Saturday
17 February
Lismore 1400m Northern Rivers
Sunday
18 February
Albury  1400m Southern Districts 
Saturday
24 February
Tuncurry-Forster  1400m Mid North Coast 
Sunday
25 February
Mudgee 1400m Central Districts 
Sunday
3 March
Moruya  1400m South East
Sunday
10 March
Tamworth 1400m Hunter & North West
Sunday
17 March
Coonamble  1400m Western
Friday
22 March
Scone  1400m Northern Wild Card 
Sunday
24 March
Goulburn 1400m Southern Wild Card
Saturday
6 April
ROYAL RANDWICK 1400m THE NEWHAVEN PARK COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS FINAL